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People of the Philippines Vs. Rogelio J. Rosialda

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ROGELIO J. ROSIALDA, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 188330 | 2010-08-25

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the February 17, 2009 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 02968, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated April 27, 2007 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 164 in Pasig City, finding accused-appellant Rogelio Rosialda guilty of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The RTC sentenced accused-appellant to life imprisonment and imposed upon him a fine of PhP 500,000, with the accessory penalties provided under Sec. 35 of RA 9165.

The Facts

On March 27, 2003, the Mayor's...